Cap



May 12, 1959 s. LIPKIN 2,885,683

` CAP Filed March 14, v1957 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 #umm Ju INVENToR. Soz. L/PK/A/ Irfan/vers S. LIPKIN May 12, 1959 CAP Filed March 14, 195'? 2Sheets-Sheet 2 m. .M wm .n WM 4 N Il United States Patent() CAP SolLipkn, Minneapolis, Minn. f Application March 14, 1957, serial No.646,167 4 Claims. (Cl. 2-172) therebeneath `to be in covering relationto the head, upper l forehead, the ears andthe rearward portion of theneck of afwearer.` The inband will consist of an elongated piece ofmaterial continuous -about the front, sides and portions of the rear ofthey crown and an expansible gore connecting end edges of the elongatedpiece, covering an upperportionof the neck, exerting a pull 'on said endedges and 'keeping said elongated piece in contact with the coveredportions ofl the wearer. A cap made according to the inventionadditionally can include a visor upon and.' a liningwithin the crown. v

In the accompanying drawings forming `a part of this specification,

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view cording to the invention as when theinband in turned down position;

of a capmade acapplied to -use with Fig. 2 is a side elevational view ofthe disclosure of i Fig. 1;

" Fig. `3 vis .a perspective view of the cap as it would appear frombeneath with Ithe inband in turned down position;

Fig.'` 4 is an enlarged yfragmentary plan view of the l cap as it wouldappear from beneath with the inband at a position between its turneddown and turned up positions; I

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view, taken on line 5-5 inFig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a detail' sectional View, taken on line 6 6 in Fig. 3; 1

Fig. 7 is aplan View .of the inband as when in laid out, partiallyunfolded condition;

Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view, taken on line 8-8 ICC 16 joining thelegs 14, 15. The connecting strip 13 is stitched, as at 17, along theinterior marginal edge of the crown and about the whole of thecircumference thereof to have the fold 16 of the strip adjacent thelower edge of the crown and so that the legs 14, 15 thereof extendnormally upwardly into the crown. The interior edge of the continuousturn-down inband 12 is stitched, as at 18, between the legs 14, 15. Theinband selectively can be turned up into the crown against the insidesurface thereof, or turned down, as in the drawings, in coveringrelation to the head, the forehead, the ears and the upper portion ofthe neck of a wearer of the cap.

'Ihe continuous turn-down inband 12 is constituted as an elongated pieceof material 19 and an expansible gore 20. The elongated piece 19 iscontinuous about the front, sides and portions of the rear of the crownand is adapted to extend, when the inband is turned down, over the upperforehead, ears and por-tions of the rear of the neck at the sidesthereof. End edges of said clon# gated piece are denoted 21, 21. Theexpansible gore 20 desirably can consist of customary fabric into whichelastic material, such as threads of rubber, are interwoven. As s'hown,the expansible gore 20 is composed as a length of material bent uponitself, as at 22, at an unsecured edge of the continuous turn-downinband. A binding strip 23 is stitched, as at 24, to and continuouslyabout the exterior edge of the elongated piece 19.

Said elongated piece of material of the turn-down inband 12 isconstituted as two separate plies, represented 25 and 26, respectively,in superimposed relation, as disclosed in Figs. 5, 7, 8 and 9 of thedrawings. The inner edge of the rplies 25, 26 are straight andthe inneredge portions of said plies of the elongated piece 19 are secured by thestitching 18 to and between the ex-v terior edge portions of the legs14, 15 of the connecting strip 13, and the outer edge portions of saidplies are secured by the stitching 24 between folds ofthe binding strip23. The ply 26 is a single'piece of material yas shown. 'Ihe ply 25 alsois continuous but constituted as two pieces of sewed together material.The outer edge of the elongated piece 19 is curvilinear at each sidethereof .and generally S-shaped to provide a r'elativelynarrow foreheadcovering portion, a relatively wide ear covering portion and a narrowingrear covering'portion. Each of the end edges 21,21 of said elongatedlpiece 4extends "at an angle to the secured edge thereof. 'v

The expansible gore 20 is situated centrally of the crown at the rearthereof and tapers in direction from its location of jointure withthe'crown -to the outer edges of Ithe elongated piece 19 of thelturn-down inband. Each of the opposite side edges of each fold ofthe'expansible gore is stitched, as at 28, tothe adjacent end edgeportion of a ply, 25 or'26, as lthe case may be, of the elongated piece19, and the opposite side edge portions o-f said expansible gore foldslie between said plies 25 and 26, as clearly disclosed in Fig. 9. `Edge`portions of the folds of said expansible gore adjacent the crown arestitched, as at 27, to and between the legs 14, 15 of the connectingstrip 13, as well as between the end edges 21, 21 of said elongatedpiece. The end edge portions of the plies 25, 26 are yfolded inwardly ofthe elongated piece 19 and the side edge portions of the folds of theexpansible gore lie between the inwardly folded end edge portions ofsaid plies 25, 26. The stitching 18, 27 secures the end portions of thefolds of the expansible gore 20 and the end portions of the plies 25, 26ofthe elongated piece A19 in overlapping relation. vThe .unsecured edgeof the expansible gore, bent upon itself at 22, terminates ush with thecurvilinear edges of the rearward end portions of the elongated piece ofmaterial to extend as a relatively smooth projection of the curvilinearside edges of said elongated piece.

The continuous turn-down inband 12 will be of width at the front thereofto lie in. snug covering relation to the front and sides of theforehead, at the sides thereof to lie in snug covering relation to theears and at the "rear thereof to lie in snug covering relation to anupper portion of the rear of the neck of a wearer.

The expansible gore 2l) will become partially stretched over the rear ofthe neck in direction transversely of the crown upon application of thecap to the head with the inband 12 turned down, and' the stretchedexpansible gore will resiliently retain the full length of the bindingstrip 23 in engaged relation with the front and sides of the forehead,the opposite sides of the face beneath the ears and portionsy of theneck at opposite sides of said expansible gore. The ears of a wearerwill lie within the ear covering portions. With movement of the head todifferent positions the inband will be capable of becoming increasinglystretched. No matter what may be the relative position of the head andneck of a wearer, the continuous inband and its binding strip will besnugly fitted. The expansible gore will expand in response to movementsof the head which increase the circumference of the inband and contractwith head movements which permit the circumference of the inband tobecome decreased. The inband of a cap made according to the inventioncan be readily and easily placed in covering relation to the head, earsand neck of a wearer.

Inasmuch as the turn-down inband 12 is continuous, the whole of the headof a wearer, the ears and the upper portion of the rear of the neck arecompletely covered and. protected, it being here noted that an importantpurpose of a cap` with turn-down inband is protection of parts of awearer below the lower edge of the crown of a head covering when wornwithout turn-down inband.

The connecting strip 13 is incorporated in such a way that twothicknesses thereof are between the head and the crown of the cap whenthe inband is up and four thicknesses are so positioned when the inbandis down. The thickness of the connecting stn'p is doubled when theinband is turned down. The additional bulk holds the cap and inband moresnugly in place than would otherwise be the case. The action of theexpansible Igore will be effectively transmitted equally to all portionsof the elongated piece and the cap will be held snugly in place.

What is claimed is:

1. A cap comprising a crown adapted to be fitted upon the head, acontinuous U-shaped connecting strip including a pair of legs and a foldjoining said legs to each other, said strip being secured -along aninterior marginal edge` of the crown to have said fold adjacent thelower edge of said crown, said legs of said U-shaped strip extendingnormally upwardly into said crown, a continuous normally upwardlypositioned turn-down inband secured along an edge thereof 'between thelegs of said -U-shaped connecting strip for the whole circumferencethereof, said continuous turn-down inband being constituted as anelongated piece of material continuous about the front, sides andportions of the rear of said crown and an expansible gore at the rear ofthe crown, said elongated piece of material having a straight securededge, a pair of end edges and oneach side of the longitudinal centerline of the crown a curvilinear outer edge generally S-shaped to providea relatively narrow forehead covering; portion, -a relatively wide earcovering portion and a narrowing rear. neck covering portion, saidinband lying in snug covering relation to the head and ears and upperportion of the rear of the neck when extended downwardly' from thecrown, each of said end edges `extending at an angle to the secured edgeof said elongated piece of material, said expansible gore lling the gorebeing constituted as a length of material folded down upon itself at itsunsecured edge.

2. A cap comprising a crown adapted to be fitted upon the head, acontinuous U-shaped connecting strip including a pair of legs and a foldjoining said legs to each other, said strip being secured along aninterior marginal edge of the crown to have said fold adjacent the loweredge of said crown, said legs of said U-shaped strip extending. normallyupwardly into said crown, a continuous normally upwardly positionedturn-down inband secured along an edge thereof vbetween the legs of saidU-shaped connecting strip for the whole circumference thereof, saidcontinuous turn-down inband being constituted as an elongated piece ofmaterial continuous about the front, sides and portions of the rear ofsaid crown and an expansible gore at the rear of the crown, saidelongated piece of material having a straight secured edge, a pair ofendl edges and on each side of the longitudinal center liner of thecrown an outer edge generally tapered i to provide a relatively narrowforehead covering portion,

a relatively wide ear covering portion and a rear neck covering portion,said inband lying in` snug covering relation to the `head and ears andupper portion of the rear of the neck when extended downwardly from thecrown, each of said-end edges extending at an angle to the secured edgeof said elongated piece of material, said expansible gore: filling thespace and extending between and being connected to said end edges andhaving an unsecured edge extending as a relatively smooth projection ofthe outer side edges of the elongated piece, and a binding strip securedto said outer edges of the elongated piece of material, said elongatedpiece being constituted as two separate plies in superimposed relation,each of said plies being continuous across the front of the crown, andsaid expansible gore being constituted as alength of material foldeddown upon itself at its unsecured edge.

3. The combination as specified in claim 2 wherein the end edge portionsof the plies of said elongated piece are folded inwardly thereof, theside edge portions of the folds of said expansible gore lie between theinwardly folded end edge portions of saidplies and the opposite sideedges of each fold of the expansible gore are stitched to end edges of aply of the elongated piece adjacent thereto.

4. A cap comprising a crown adapted to be tted upon the head, acontinuous U-shaped connecting strip in.- cluding a pair of legs and afold joining said legs to each other, said strip being secured along aninterior marginal edge of the crown to have said fold adjacent the loweredge of said crown, said legs of said U-shaped strip extending normallyupwardly into said crown, a continuous normally upwardly positionedturn-down inband secured along an edge thereof between the legs of saidU-shaped connecting strip for the whole circumference thereof, saidcontinuous turn-down inband being constituted as an elongated piece ofmaterial continuous about the front, sides and portions of the rear ofsaid crown and an expansible gore at the rear of the crown, saidelongated piece of material having a straight securededge, a pair of endedges and an outer edge spaced from said straight secured edge toprovide'fore'- head, ear and rear neck covering portions, said inbandlying in snug covering relation to the head, ears and upper portions ofthe rear of the neck when extended downwardly from the crown, each ofsaid end edges extending atV an angle to the secured edge of saidelongated piece, said expansible gore filling the space'and extendinglbetween and being connected to said end edges and having an unsecurededge extending as a relatively smooth projection of said outer side edgeof the elongated piece, and a binding strip secured to said outer edgeof said elongated piece, the elongated piece 4being constituted as twoseparate plies in superimposed relation, each of said plies beingcontinuous across the front of the crown, said expansible gore beingconstituted as a length of material folded upon itself at its unsecurededge, end edge portions of the plies of the elongated piece being foldedinwardly thereof, side edge portions of the folds of the expansible.gore lying between the inwardly folded end edge portions of said pliesand opposite side edges of each fold of said expansible gore beingstitched to the end edges of a ply of the elongated piece adjacentthereto.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS GordonJuly 22, Passman Sept. 20, Wallace May 24, Warren May 17, Hamilton Ian.11,

FOREIGN PATENTS France May 13, France Sept. 1, France July 29,

